Segment Reporting (Tables)

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows for fiscal years ended 2024, 2023 and 2022 (in millions):



	Beef		Pork		Chicken		Prepared Foods		International/Other		Intersegment Sales		Consolidated
2024
Sales	$	20,479	$	5,903	$	16,425	$	9,851	$	2,353	$	(1,702)	$	53,309
Operating Income (Loss)	(381)		(40)		988		879		(37)				1,409
Total Other (Income) Expense													317
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes													1,092
Depreciation and amortization	164		125		639		389		71				1,388
Total Assets	3,730		1,570		12,121		15,138		4,541				37,100
Additions to property, plant and equipment	138		41		505		334		114				1,132
2023
Sales	$	19,325	$	5,768	$	17,060	$	9,845	$	2,515	$	(1,632)	$	52,881
Operating Income (Loss)	(91)		(139)		(770)		823		(218)				(395)
Total Other (Income) Expense													283
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes													(678)
Depreciation and amortization	128		68		693		373		67				1,329
Total Assets	3,772		1,696		12,143		15,198		3,442				36,251
Additions to property, plant and equipment	169		62		834		578		296				1,939
2022
Sales	$	19,854	$	6,414	$	16,961	$	9,689	$	2,355	$	(1,991)	$	53,282
Operating Income (Loss)	2,502		193		955		746		14				4,410
Total Other (Income) Expense													261
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes													4,149
Depreciation and amortization	128		70		563		372		58				1,191
Total Assets	3,883		1,697		12,386		14,920		3,935				36,821
Additions to property, plant and equipment	136		82		906		456		307				1,887

The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):



	Twelve months ended September 28, 2024
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Total External Customers		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	9,915	$	5,215	$	2,659	$	2,245	$	20,034	$	445	$	20,479
Pork	1,804		498		1,364		1,078		4,744		1,159		5,903
Chicken	6,994		6,432		957		1,944		16,327		98		16,425
Prepared Foods	5,794		3,629		225		203		9,851		—		9,851
International/Other	—		—		2,353		—		2,353		—		2,353
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		—		(1,702)		(1,702)
Total	$	24,507	$	15,774	$	7,558	$	5,470	$	53,309	$	—	$	53,309



	Twelve months ended September 30, 2023
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Total External Customers		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	8,947	$	4,839	$	2,633	$	2,395	$	18,814	$	511	$	19,325
Pork	1,677		477		1,235		1,338		4,727		1,041		5,768
Chicken	7,483		6,589		1,007		1,901		16,980		80		17,060
Prepared Foods	5,795		3,690		213		147		9,845		—		9,845
International/Other	—		—		2,515		—		2,515		—		2,515
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		—		(1,632)		(1,632)
Total	$	23,902	$	15,595	$	7,603	$	5,781	$	52,881	$	—	$	52,881



	Twelve months ended October 1, 2022
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Total External Customers		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	8,687	$	4,940	$	3,247	$	2,439	$	19,313	$	541	$	19,854
Pork	1,817		516		1,180		1,616		5,129		1,285		6,414
Chicken	7,194		6,475		1,131		1,996		16,796		165		16,961
Prepared Foods	5,587		3,751		191		160		9,689		—		9,689
International/Other	—		—		2,355		—		2,355		—		2,355
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		—		(1,991)		(1,991)
Total	$	23,285	$	15,682	$	8,104	$	6,211	$	53,282	$	—	$	53,282

(a) Includes external sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores, and internet-based retailers.

(b) Includes external sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.

(c) Includes external sales to international markets related to internationally produced products and export sales of domestically produced products.

(d) Includes external sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories. For fiscal 2024, the Pork segment included a $45 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual. For fiscal 2023, the Chicken segment included a $156 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of legal contingency accruals.